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The B-Method is a state-based formal method that describes system behaviour in terms of MACHINES whose state changes under OPERATIONS. The process algebra CSP is an event-based formalism that enables descriptions of patterns of system behaviour. This paper is concerned with the combination of these complementary views, in which CSP is used to describe the control executive for a B Abstract System. We discuss consistency between the two views and how it can be formally established. A typical avionics system motivates the work. Its specification and control executive are presented in the paper. The relationship with other approaches is also discussed.
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Treharne, H., Schneider, S. (1999). Using a Process Algebra to control B OPERATIONS. In: Araki, K., Galloway, A., Taguchi, K. (eds) IFM’99. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0851-1_23
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